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if the general election were held today, instead of november, 54% of voters would back the president only 43% said they would back the current front-runner mitt romney. the president head 55-42 laze over santorum. >>> today governor omally will vote in the primary election taking advantage of the early voting and cast a ballot as a public safety facility in baltimore. primary day in maryland is next tuesday. april 3rd but early voting began on may 24th and goes through today. this is to give everyone a chance to cast that ballot. >>> presidential candidate ron paul spoke to a crowd at the university of maryland college park. 1500 supporters were there chanting president paul before he started his speech. >>> when it comes to be religious, mississippi is the number one state. a poll finds the magnolia state is the most religious in the united states. nearly 6 in 10 feel from mississippi consider themselves to be very religious. utah was the large number of mormon residents came in second. many of the most religious states are in the bible belt including alabama and louisiana and arkan
if the general election were held today, instead of november, 54% of voters would back the president only 43% said they would back the current front-runner mitt romney. the president head 55-42 laze over santorum. >>> today governor omally will vote in the primary election taking advantage of the early voting and cast a ballot as a public safety facility in baltimore. primary day in maryland is next tuesday. april 3rd but early voting began on may 24th and goes through today. this is...
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but we've now opened up the special interests to win elections by distortions. for example, there's a fantasy that's been circulated that epa wants to regulate farm dust and this was referred to a minute ago. that's just not true. they're not even proposing anything like that, but that example promoted by the special interests is being used to undermine a bill that governor bush's father signed. which was the clean air act which called for regulation of arsenic and toxic plul ants from mine and power plants and other industrial facilities that poison kids. kids get their minds destroyed often before they're even born because after exposures to these chemicals. so they take a little example that doesn't exist, blow it up, you don't even know who's paying for the ads, and then they get their way to try to repeal the of motion that i respected the most president george h.w. bush's greatest accomplishment only because i don't know the governor jeb bush well enough to regulate. you've got to have a regulations because the benefit from regulations so heavily outweigh
but we've now opened up the special interests to win elections by distortions. for example, there's a fantasy that's been circulated that epa wants to regulate farm dust and this was referred to a minute ago. that's just not true. they're not even proposing anything like that, but that example promoted by the special interests is being used to undermine a bill that governor bush's father signed. which was the clean air act which called for regulation of arsenic and toxic plul ants from mine and...
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baltimore city elections will now be held in the same cycle as the presidential elections. for veterans, the department of veterans affairs will be required to give out something of their status. another new law will make it easier to protect kids and disabled -- a parent or guardian can freeze their credit report. advocates say they hope will protect foster children. >> we are hoping that the credit bureaus and the department of human resources will be able to get to some data sharing so they can freeze them or stall them as well as help them to get access to their credit report. >> maryland is the first state to pass bill law allowing minors the ability to freeze their credit reports. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 37 degrees at 5:06. a petition growing against a church group. >> george h.w. bush takes a turn for the worse. >> this is a live picture on the west side. it looks pretty good here. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:09. 41 degrees downtown. a few clouds in the sky. the precipitation has ended downtown. temperatures are above the freezing mark. that keeps the
baltimore city elections will now be held in the same cycle as the presidential elections. for veterans, the department of veterans affairs will be required to give out something of their status. another new law will make it easier to protect kids and disabled -- a parent or guardian can freeze their credit report. advocates say they hope will protect foster children. >> we are hoping that the credit bureaus and the department of human resources will be able to get to some data sharing so...
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we would have won that election. that 10,000 votes would not have been a problem, and -- and you might never have been president, and he said that's probably right. he said, but i will tell you this, jim. if the president had asked me to take that position, i would have felt duty bound to do it. now, that's not totally consistent with what the reagan campaign told the ford campaign in 1976 when we said let's -- after the nomination fight. we said let's have a unity meeting, and the reagan campaign said we'll have a unity meeting provided you won't ask governor reagan to be on the ticket, and we said okay because president ford didn't want to ask him to be on the ticket, and reagan didn't want to be on the ticket. you asked about the tension. there it was, okay? >> what was your biggest challenge as secretary of state in the bush 41 administration? >> well, you know, i've said to people that i was an extraordinarily fortunate individual to be secretary of state when i was. we used to live in a bipolar world where we h
we would have won that election. that 10,000 votes would not have been a problem, and -- and you might never have been president, and he said that's probably right. he said, but i will tell you this, jim. if the president had asked me to take that position, i would have felt duty bound to do it. now, that's not totally consistent with what the reagan campaign told the ford campaign in 1976 when we said let's -- after the nomination fight. we said let's have a unity meeting, and the reagan...
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or he calls for hundreds of thousands of troops to be used, a week before the midterm elections. the president and his advisers are unsatisfied with the plan, some of them worry it's not big enough, doesn't look good enough. president bush in the teeth of tremendous domestic opposition wondering if they should have a war at all. this is a war the senate will end up supporting in january despite overwhelming international support by a margin of five votes. his son's iraq war will get a margin of 50 votes in the senate. this one passed by a margin of five. so huge domestic opposition, and that's the moment at which george h.w. bush, that cautious, middle-of-the-road guy decides to double the size of the american military commitment. these are puzzles you have to think about a little bit. just to give you the example of a gold mine, if you look at this material that's been compiled, you can look at, say, the bob gates interview. i'll just read you a paragraph in which gates summarizes just this one episode, this meeting on october 30th, 1990, in which basically he writes the blank c
or he calls for hundreds of thousands of troops to be used, a week before the midterm elections. the president and his advisers are unsatisfied with the plan, some of them worry it's not big enough, doesn't look good enough. president bush in the teeth of tremendous domestic opposition wondering if they should have a war at all. this is a war the senate will end up supporting in january despite overwhelming international support by a margin of five votes. his son's iraq war will get a margin of...
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well, he won election with a very respectable 54% of the vote. but his party lost seats in congress. so he faced an opposition-controlled house and senate. it was controlled by democrats in substantial margins. there was no perception that he had a mandate coming out of this election. certainly not among congressional democrats. that was a function of a number of things, partly a function of the campaign itself. that was partly a function of the fact that running after two terms by a president of your own party presents a whole variety of problems. now, in terms of the problems bush confronted, i think less appreciated as an important factor is that he faced a considerably more formidable congress and democratic party than his immediate republican predecessors had. this was a democratic party that was more ideologically cohesive with a stronger caucus and party leadership. the committee chairs were much less independent operators than they had been when bush himself served in congress. there were a lot fewer conservatives. and, of course, the rep
well, he won election with a very respectable 54% of the vote. but his party lost seats in congress. so he faced an opposition-controlled house and senate. it was controlled by democrats in substantial margins. there was no perception that he had a mandate coming out of this election. certainly not among congressional democrats. that was a function of a number of things, partly a function of the campaign itself. that was partly a function of the fact that running after two terms by a president...
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is this just a symbolic fight that the president is determined to win off his election? >> it's not symbolic. there will be money raised if the tax cuts for the top 2% are left to expire. but let me just bring up a point. no democrat and certainly not this president has said there should be no spending cuts. on the contrary this president has put on the table quite an extraordinary amount of spending cuts to the chagrin of many democrats i might add. are they to the extent the grand bargain was last year? no, of course not. the president is in a much stronger political position right now. let's remember that this president has never walked away from the bargaining table. the speaker of the house has walked away twice now. so david's right. republicans will get the blame politically. does that mean that we shouldn't continue to try? no. because ultimately americans are the ones who are going to be hurt if -- especially the middle class families and remember there is a bill today in the senate where the house could pass it tomorrow if they wanted to to protect the majority
is this just a symbolic fight that the president is determined to win off his election? >> it's not symbolic. there will be money raised if the tax cuts for the top 2% are left to expire. but let me just bring up a point. no democrat and certainly not this president has said there should be no spending cuts. on the contrary this president has put on the table quite an extraordinary amount of spending cuts to the chagrin of many democrats i might add. are they to the extent the grand...
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krep bricelebr elected. that is the guy who is going to be running right now for reelection. they need to realize that. >> he was texting scarlet johansson. >> if i was mrs. obama i would be ticked. scarlet johansson texting him on a blackberry. >> a bmw. obama was a brand. t-shirts with face all over it. never before. >> the president was ridiculed claiming his administration had nothing to do with a series of flattering press leaks bike the kill list and d cyber war against iran. he got hot under the collar when accused. >> the notion that my white house would purposely release classified national security information is offense i have. >> one thing we did, wherever the chips fall, they fall. we want a fair investigation, we want to be able to see that we have the processes in place to deal with this. i do not believe that we do at the present time. >> should there be a special prosecutor appointed to ferret out whoever leaks this material? >> absolutely this will be ther be an investigation. number one, t
krep bricelebr elected. that is the guy who is going to be running right now for reelection. they need to realize that. >> he was texting scarlet johansson. >> if i was mrs. obama i would be ticked. scarlet johansson texting him on a blackberry. >> a bmw. obama was a brand. t-shirts with face all over it. never before. >> the president was ridiculed claiming his administration had nothing to do with a series of flattering press leaks bike the kill list and d cyber war...
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i agree with the first lady, this is a critical election. an election about the course of america. we're on a very dangerous path. it's important for to us select a nominee. and to get on with a campaign, which will focus on two very different visions for america. >> the one presented by president obama. and another presented by me if i become the nominee. the american people can have a clear idea of where the path would lead of who they elect as president. i look forward to be successful in honoring the endorsement by winning. i hope to get a good number of delegates from contests coming up and be on my way to secure the nomination. taking on the president. with your endorsement i get a boost from those endorsements. in texas, i am told they know you well here. >> been here a long time. you will do well here. >> well, i look forward to this process and appreciate your help. we will see the rest of you on the trail. >> no question. >> have you met with george w. bush when you've been here? >> you know, i haven't met with president george w. bush. we speak from time to time. >> [ ov
i agree with the first lady, this is a critical election. an election about the course of america. we're on a very dangerous path. it's important for to us select a nominee. and to get on with a campaign, which will focus on two very different visions for america. >> the one presented by president obama. and another presented by me if i become the nominee. the american people can have a clear idea of where the path would lead of who they elect as president. i look forward to be successful...
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and bryant was in favor of public finance in elections. he didn't want private individuals to give any money to elections. he realized that wasn't going to slide at the time. his idea at the time, was to publicize the donations that people give. make sure that it's above board. for example, in 1996, johnny rockefeller wrote a standard oil check for $250,000 and gave it to mark hanna and not known until after the election was over. it sounds ar kayian and he can on thetic today, but the best way to think about it bryan wanted cheaper money and more money in people's pockets and sfw rates to go down so people can borrow easily. >> he gets the nomination in 1896 and renominated in 1900. what happened in 1904? >> in 1904 the democrats decided to go with a less exciting candidate who they thought could aappeal to a more traditional electorate. they nominated a guy that ran for judge before, parker from new york. a very gray candidate, i think it's fair to say. a man who did not go around the country giving speeches, but he was more like grover
and bryant was in favor of public finance in elections. he didn't want private individuals to give any money to elections. he realized that wasn't going to slide at the time. his idea at the time, was to publicize the donations that people give. make sure that it's above board. for example, in 1996, johnny rockefeller wrote a standard oil check for $250,000 and gave it to mark hanna and not known until after the election was over. it sounds ar kayian and he can on thetic today, but the best way...
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we thought it would come with the end of the elections. it didn't. then we thought it would come with the shootings in connecticut. it hasn't come. maybe they can say we're above this and stand for something bigger than this petty bickering. >> we'll see. >> the voice of reason. >> if i -- as a mother, this whole scenario takes it tougher to show your children how adults act. i don't want to show them how washington is acting. it's exactly the opposite. my daughter and my son are getting along much better at christmas, imagine that with sharing with all the toys than the leaders in washington. exactly. >> maria, alice, david, nice to see you, thank you. >> late developments as well concerning the health of america's 41th president, george h.w. bush. he's been in the hospital for weeks. dr. sanjay gupta is here to plain what is going on. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can
we thought it would come with the end of the elections. it didn't. then we thought it would come with the shootings in connecticut. it hasn't come. maybe they can say we're above this and stand for something bigger than this petty bickering. >> we'll see. >> the voice of reason. >> if i -- as a mother, this whole scenario takes it tougher to show your children how adults act. i don't want to show them how washington is acting. it's exactly the opposite. my daughter and my son...
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it's all protection against the election in greece this weekend could decide whether greece agrees to reforms required by the european union or creates upheaval by voting to go its own way. >>> now we head out west to colorado where that wild fire is the size of nearly 50,000 football fields and families barely escaping the flames. abc's ginger zee tracking it tonight. >> reporter: this fire is making history on its way to becoming colorado's second largest ever. >> we're not going to put it out. mother nature will put it out this fall. >> reporter: dozens of homes have been destroyed another 200 are threatened. overnight people had just minutes to escape 100 foot flames after the fire jumped a river. >> the reality is you lost your home. going to cry at some point i don't know. >> reporter: but firefighters can only do so much. high winds and low humidity are bad enough. but a beetle infestation has destroyed 70 percent of the trees, leaving dead wood everywhere and bone dry needles scattered on the ground rocket fuel for a fire. and it may get worse. thunderstorms are in the forecas
it's all protection against the election in greece this weekend could decide whether greece agrees to reforms required by the european union or creates upheaval by voting to go its own way. >>> now we head out west to colorado where that wild fire is the size of nearly 50,000 football fields and families barely escaping the flames. abc's ginger zee tracking it tonight. >> reporter: this fire is making history on its way to becoming colorado's second largest ever. >> we're...
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the message we sent in the election on tuesday. i got not only republicans and conservative votes but independents and discerning democrats who said they like the fact that someone took on the tough challenges. for governor romney in wisconsin and other states if he is going to succeed people want to hear what are you going to do? what bold steps will you take to move the country forward to tackle the economic and fiscal crisis that the country faces? i think if he does that he has the capacity to do that. he did that with the olympics and in the private sector. if he makes those kind of bold statements and can follow up on them people will turn in his regard. >> there has been a lot of speculation about whether you may join mitt romney on a ticket. mark a. tyson on monday in "the washington post" wrote that putting you on the ticket would make you competitive in wisconsin and make president obama spend time defending a state he thought he would win. and it would divert precious resource from the other battleground states and if th
the message we sent in the election on tuesday. i got not only republicans and conservative votes but independents and discerning democrats who said they like the fact that someone took on the tough challenges. for governor romney in wisconsin and other states if he is going to succeed people want to hear what are you going to do? what bold steps will you take to move the country forward to tackle the economic and fiscal crisis that the country faces? i think if he does that he has the capacity...
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this is election year. central bank says the economy is growing, but at a more anemic pace than projected two months ago. stock prices were mixed at the announcement. closed mixed at the announcement, which included that they were extending a stimulus program. fed stopped short of more aggressive action, even after lowering expectations for economic growth the rest of the year. this is the chief business correspondent, ali velshi. you heard what they said. weaker economy than two months ago. they say it will grow between 1.9 to 2.4. april, they thought 2.9. unemployment, thought it would fall below 8% sometime this year, now they say no, it will stay at least 8% through end of the year. why. >> the storm in europe, the outer bands are hitting the united states. by the time it hits, could be a little storm or hurricane. on top of that, china's economy is slowing down. this has very little to do with washington, has very little to do with what's going on in the united states. it is what we are feeling as a re
this is election year. central bank says the economy is growing, but at a more anemic pace than projected two months ago. stock prices were mixed at the announcement. closed mixed at the announcement, which included that they were extending a stimulus program. fed stopped short of more aggressive action, even after lowering expectations for economic growth the rest of the year. this is the chief business correspondent, ali velshi. you heard what they said. weaker economy than two months ago....
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we have elected democratic governors. i think the coloradoens take a look at the candidate and vote for the person they think will do the best job for colorado and the country. >> it seems to me in watching what i feel like the conversation colorado voters are having with each other is that the president thinks women voters and social issues are the key to the reelection and the romney campaign thinks talking about the deficit is a winner here. what say you? are both on the right track to get to 50? >> i think it depends on which base the two parties are trying to get out. obviously the democratic party with its so-called war on women is trying to make sure it gets the turnout from that element. and my party is looking i think more broadly at the fact that the economy effects men and women. the deficit effects men and women young and old. i would suggest that my party and mitt romney are actually waging a campaign that is trying to address real issues as opposed to issues that really haven't proven to be very operative in
we have elected democratic governors. i think the coloradoens take a look at the candidate and vote for the person they think will do the best job for colorado and the country. >> it seems to me in watching what i feel like the conversation colorado voters are having with each other is that the president thinks women voters and social issues are the key to the reelection and the romney campaign thinks talking about the deficit is a winner here. what say you? are both on the right track to...
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an national right to life and that's what i'll do when i'm elected. so you're saying they're gleaning information from a message and to you, know a lot of stuff about you and target specifically to what your interests are. >> they're going to know a lot about my friends as well. that's the power of the social network will do. and the term this year that they're talking about is microlistening, goes beyond microtargeting. for example, a feature on the site where they say share your story, tell us about yourself. they're able to use all of those and use complicated a algorithms. and concerned about what you want. >> mike: andrew romano, a lot of republicans may be thinking, this is going to be easy election, no, it isn't. i want you to understand not only is it the amount of money, but the strategic way in way the money is being used in unprecedented ways that will make it one of the toughest and difficult challenges that any candidate has faced. so whatever that republican is, he's going to be walking into an amazing, extraordinary mountain to climb an
an national right to life and that's what i'll do when i'm elected. so you're saying they're gleaning information from a message and to you, know a lot of stuff about you and target specifically to what your interests are. >> they're going to know a lot about my friends as well. that's the power of the social network will do. and the term this year that they're talking about is microlistening, goes beyond microtargeting. for example, a feature on the site where they say share your story,...
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that of course approved by voters in the referendum in the november election. when the doors open at 8:00 this morning, they will stay open 24 hours a day, that means you can come at any time of the day or night to enjoy any one of their 4700 slot machines or electronic games. coming up in the 6:00 hour, the general manager will be joining us here but again, as part of this new phase where they open 24 hours a day and bring in those table games it's going to create about 1200 new jobs. they are still hiring for some positions like table game managers, supervisors, security and surveillance. so you can of course go to their website to look those -- look for those jobs and apply for them. just so you know, when they go to 24 hours, some of the bars is restaurants will also be open. bars will stay open 24 hours and also we're told phillip's seafood restaurant will be open 24 hours as well. it all starts at 8:00 this morning and we'll be here for the opening when they unlook the doors -- unlock the doors and keep them open forever. live in anne arundel county at ma
that of course approved by voters in the referendum in the november election. when the doors open at 8:00 this morning, they will stay open 24 hours a day, that means you can come at any time of the day or night to enjoy any one of their 4700 slot machines or electronic games. coming up in the 6:00 hour, the general manager will be joining us here but again, as part of this new phase where they open 24 hours a day and bring in those table games it's going to create about 1200 new jobs. they are...
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was elected. i remember covering him and having him explain what his role was and was not during the war. >> i don't think bill clinton could have been elected in 1992, except that the cold war was ending. so it's safe to take a chance on an untested democrat who was very much of the vietnam generation. and i think it shaped his -- at least the first part of his presidency. you're talking, penguin, about growth of individuals in -- gwen, about growth of individuals in the presidency. bill clinton was not comfortable as a foreign poll sipt, as a commander in chief at the beginning of his term. by the end he relished the role and a lot of people think he was pretty good at it. that evolution was hard for him, because it required making really hard, in some cases, unpopular decisions. the most important one was sending troops to bosnia, even though the polls told him that that was a political loser. >> peter, george w. bush's presidency changed fundamentally after 9/11. all of a sudden iraq and afgha
was elected. i remember covering him and having him explain what his role was and was not during the war. >> i don't think bill clinton could have been elected in 1992, except that the cold war was ending. so it's safe to take a chance on an untested democrat who was very much of the vietnam generation. and i think it shaped his -- at least the first part of his presidency. you're talking, penguin, about growth of individuals in -- gwen, about growth of individuals in the presidency. bill...
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public finance in elections. he didn't want private individuals to give any money to elections. he realized that wasn't going to fly at the time. his idea at the time, was to publicize the donations that people give. make sure that it's above board. for example, in 1996, johnny rockefeller wrote a standard oil check for $250,000 and gave it to mark hanna and that was not known until after the election was over. bryan wanted that to be known if it happened. 1907 the serious campaign finance law was passed which banned corporations from giving money directly to campaigns. individuals could give as much money as they want. the connection between influence and money is still something we argue about all the time and fight about all the time. the court has ruled on it. it's an issue which is certainly not dying. >> william is joining us from detroit. good evening. please go ahead. >> caller: good evening. how are you guys today? >> just fine. thank you. >> thank you. >> caller: i had a question i wanted to ask, because i just caught the program and i wanted to understand. william jen
public finance in elections. he didn't want private individuals to give any money to elections. he realized that wasn't going to fly at the time. his idea at the time, was to publicize the donations that people give. make sure that it's above board. for example, in 1996, johnny rockefeller wrote a standard oil check for $250,000 and gave it to mark hanna and that was not known until after the election was over. bryan wanted that to be known if it happened. 1907 the serious campaign finance law...
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it was 7.2% when ronald reagan won re-election, november of 1984. nbc "wall street journal" pollster bill mcinturph says it's a mindset that they take into the november booth. here are three good examples of what he's referring to. in president george h.w. bush's first and only term, the unemployment rate was trending downward a good thing, leading into election day. logic holds that voters would have been willing to give him four more years with the jobs outlook then improving. but in the crucial late spring months that we've highlighted here, the unemployment rate was rising. and according to his theory, it was that impression that voters took to the polls. president jimmy carter, the unemployment rate was headed down in the leadup, but in the april, may, june, springtime frame, unemployment was rising. we all know carter lost his re-election bid despite an improving jobs picture. one more. let's look at a trend lien for a president who won a second term. ronald reagan despite a punishing unemployment rate, the top 10% during his first term becaus
it was 7.2% when ronald reagan won re-election, november of 1984. nbc "wall street journal" pollster bill mcinturph says it's a mindset that they take into the november booth. here are three good examples of what he's referring to. in president george h.w. bush's first and only term, the unemployment rate was trending downward a good thing, leading into election day. logic holds that voters would have been willing to give him four more years with the jobs outlook then improving. but...
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was a fraudulent election. so, we decided that we had to get rid of noriega. and we did use force. by the time that happened, the president had called all the leaders of latin america. it was the first military move the president made. >> his foreign policy team repeatedly faced explosive situations around the world. but the president needed to divide his attention between the momentous events abroad and pressing domestic issues at home. also during his presidency, bush nominated judges david suitor and clarence thomas to the supreme court and he signed the americans with disabilities act into law. >> it insures that employers cannot discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. >> george bush firmly believed in handwritten notes, developed bonds of trust and cooperation. it is very easy to then get on the phone and talk to someone. >> president bush, the former u.n. ambassador and emissary to china would routinely call his foreign counterparts. >> he would say, let's put in a call to the presid
was a fraudulent election. so, we decided that we had to get rid of noriega. and we did use force. by the time that happened, the president had called all the leaders of latin america. it was the first military move the president made. >> his foreign policy team repeatedly faced explosive situations around the world. but the president needed to divide his attention between the momentous events abroad and pressing domestic issues at home. also during his presidency, bush nominated judges...
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that's the argument they made. >> well, after the election. after the election let's hope... >> rose: but not where they're prepared to cut entitlements and you are prepared to say to america we have to cut entitlements... >> absolutely. >> at the same time we raise revenue. are you prepared to say we have to raise revenue? >> if i were king i'd say we've got to get this entitlement spending under control and we've got to raise revenues but when we raise revenues, congress that's it. we're going to raise the revenues but you're not going to spend more in addition to that unless there's some provision made for that amount of spending. >> you have to have deficit reduction but at the same time you have to have things that will encourage growth as well. you have to have an investment in the future. you look at those places doing well that you know about. tom friedman famously often said that his favorite country taiwan because they have no oil, just a rock there but they have a higher investment in education in any country. >> that's one of the t
that's the argument they made. >> well, after the election. after the election let's hope... >> rose: but not where they're prepared to cut entitlements and you are prepared to say to america we have to cut entitlements... >> absolutely. >> at the same time we raise revenue. are you prepared to say we have to raise revenue? >> if i were king i'd say we've got to get this entitlement spending under control and we've got to raise revenues but when we raise revenues,...
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the elections that count today are the primaries, not the general election. i don't know how many congressional seat it is experts would say are truly competitive house of representatives in washington. >> rose: but people also make this point that today the life in washington is different. when you were there with ronald reagan he had a reasonably good relationship with tip o'neill. >> that's right. that's true. those are two other reasons. number one, the country is evenly... pretty evenly divided between red states and blue states and that means that... it becomes a zero-sum game and then the emergence of communications outlets, i won't say media outlet bus communication because the internet is a big part of it has led to a situation where divisiveness is the only thing that introduced people. consensus and cooperation doesn't sell. it's really sad. stability doesn't sell. it's sad. you're quite right we would fight terrible battles. when i was up there with ford and reagan and bush one, but each one of those presidents knew the value of reaching across th
the elections that count today are the primaries, not the general election. i don't know how many congressional seat it is experts would say are truly competitive house of representatives in washington. >> rose: but people also make this point that today the life in washington is different. when you were there with ronald reagan he had a reasonably good relationship with tip o'neill. >> that's right. that's true. those are two other reasons. number one, the country is evenly......
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the veteran was the first japanese american elected to both houses of congress. he died of respiratory complications last monday. he was 88 years old. george h.w. bush is in stable condition in a houston hospital. he has been undergoing treatment for bronchitis. doctors are still optimistic that bush will make a full recovery. he still needs to build up some strength before they can release him. >> i know senator michael crapo has been arrested for dui in virginia. iled a field sobriety test and was arrested just before 1:00 a.m. he's due back in court on january 4. >> 28 degrees at b.w.i.. how do you say thank you to the people who deliver your mail or collector trash? >> that is a good question. a live picture on the beltway at york road. we will let you know of any problems to avoid thisc1 >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> time to take a look at your morning commute. a nice ride out there. let's look at some of the area roads. 55 on the north side. problem free on the west side. 63 miles per hour eastbound on 70. this is baltimore nat
the veteran was the first japanese american elected to both houses of congress. he died of respiratory complications last monday. he was 88 years old. george h.w. bush is in stable condition in a houston hospital. he has been undergoing treatment for bronchitis. doctors are still optimistic that bush will make a full recovery. he still needs to build up some strength before they can release him. >> i know senator michael crapo has been arrested for dui in virginia. iled a field sobriety...
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you know we have seven weeks between election day and the end of the year. three of those weeks have been wasted with this nonsense. >> reporter: here is what has the speaker flabbergasted. the white house would like to raise tax rates on top earners to where they were in the clinton administration, 39.6%. they would also like to raise $1.6 trillion with new taxes over the next decade, while cutting about $400 billion through entitlement reform. although, those cuts are not specific and not guaranteed. but the treasury secretary says the administration's plan is fiscally responsible and would prevent taxes from going up on 98% of americans. >> we think that is a very good set of proposals. we think it's good for the economy. if they have different suggestions they want to go further in some areas, then they should lay odds with us. >> reporter: secretary geithner said he cannot promise we will not go over the fiscal cliff and whether or not we go over it depends -- is a decision, rather, that lay in the hands of republicans that don't want to increase tax ra
you know we have seven weeks between election day and the end of the year. three of those weeks have been wasted with this nonsense. >> reporter: here is what has the speaker flabbergasted. the white house would like to raise tax rates on top earners to where they were in the clinton administration, 39.6%. they would also like to raise $1.6 trillion with new taxes over the next decade, while cutting about $400 billion through entitlement reform. although, those cuts are not specific and...
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japan, south korea, let alone the united states abused account is normalizing relations, full political elections with a country that remains a nuclear weapons state completely outside of the npt regime. it would basically destroy the non-proliferation treaty regime and would have a tremendous effect on our alliances in the region. so this is the rubik's cube that is very difficult to match up and has been the basic problem every time we talk about a big deal, getting a big deal with north korea. >> let me go back and ask about that because in the book you spend a lot of time related to nuclearization and a lot of people thought of north korea conducted a nuclear test that would constitute a paradigm shift in the region. of course you were there with north korea conducted its first nuclear test. was there something about china's reaction in particular the surprise to? how did you see the response to that playing out and how did the response that you were involved with company and now, in the bush administration, what should we draw from not, for instance, in the context of a possible additional n
japan, south korea, let alone the united states abused account is normalizing relations, full political elections with a country that remains a nuclear weapons state completely outside of the npt regime. it would basically destroy the non-proliferation treaty regime and would have a tremendous effect on our alliances in the region. so this is the rubik's cube that is very difficult to match up and has been the basic problem every time we talk about a big deal, getting a big deal with north...
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it is 2012, there has been a presidential election and somebody has been either re-elected or elected presidentç either one of them, calls you into the office and says, tell me, what is it, what are the three most important things i need to do in order to setç ths economy and this country in the right direction? you can take 1, you can take 2, you can take 3. >> well, hopefully that candidate has asked for a mandate going up to those elections. >> rose: and what mandate would you have liked him to have asked? >> i would have liked him to ask for to the very adult mandate, and the adult mandate is, our budget situation is unsustainable, we need to put points on the board soon, because if we don't, we are going to have a serious problem. and if we start doing the right things, taking our revenues and expenses and having them come closer to some balance, if we shrink that gap, and secondly, we do that in a way which isn't about trying to make gdp or employment look good tomorrow but it says between now and four years from now, i want to do some of the tough and right things with fisca
it is 2012, there has been a presidential election and somebody has been either re-elected or elected presidentç either one of them, calls you into the office and says, tell me, what is it, what are the three most important things i need to do in order to setç ths economy and this country in the right direction? you can take 1, you can take 2, you can take 3. >> well, hopefully that candidate has asked for a mandate going up to those elections. >> rose: and what mandate would you...